Logistics Supervisor jobs in East Orange, NJ

Join an organization that believes that every employee owns a piece of our bold growth goals and ultimate success. We are a market-leading innovator that has placed on the Fortune 500. Owens Corning is devoted to delivering sustainable solutions across our three business segments while striving to ensure our people and products make the world a better place. We take pride in having an inclusive and diverse workplace with employees around the globe. A holistic sense of community exists across our entire organization as our talent grows globally. We are a company that fully recognizes the importance of paving a path to a sustainable and safe enterprise through investing in our people. Our desire to make an impactful difference in the world flows from top down to all levels of the organization. By being a company that instills pride within each employee, we aspire to build market-leading businesses; global in scope - human in scale.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Supervisor is accountable for leading employees to deliver the specified business results for the facility. The Logistics Supervisor is expected to lead with a clear view of where the organization

needs to be in 1-3 years and consistently deliver results to achieve that view, lead with a decision making approach that models and teaches the proper inclusion of analytics, team ideas and personal experiences, communicate in a way that positively shapes customer, team member and community action, and build the OC talent pipeline by growing all team members and recruiting the best of the best.The Owens Corning Kearny site is seeking an individual for the role of Logistics Supervisor. The Logistics Supervisor must maintain a leadership presence on the plant floor, influence employee

behaviors, and fully engage employees in the safety process. The Logistics Supervisor is accountable to lead the shipping department and personnel within a diverse and fast paced environment. The Logistics Supervisor manages and oversees all shipping operations in a manner that maintains the plant's safety, engagement, cost, productivity, efficiency, quality, and customer service.

This position reports directly to the Plant Controller.

Responsibilities

• Lead logistic operations and a team of 10 personnel.
• Manage workgroup to proactively achieve zero injuries / safety incidents.
• Resource shift to meet shipping and customer demands.
• Sustain high levels of product quality, with a target of zero SEC's (Service Exception Complaints). Root cause SEC issues and ensure proper controls are in place to prevent future issues.
• Communicate expectations and hold team members accountable for delivering results.
• Foster an environment that promotes teamwork and inclusion.
• Maintain plant housekeeping expectations for the shipping and warehouse areas.
• Communicate any concerns or issues that occur during the shift.
• Hold start of shift huddle to communicate expectations.
• Ensure that shift employees have adequate coverage for breaks while filling orders.
• Ensure verification of inbound and outbound freight
• Process daily activity reports
• Hold communications as needed with customer service center, transportation personnel, sales force, regional planning.
• Maintain good working relationship with carriers and customers.
• Ensure effective roll-out of IVC Inventory management system.
• Develop new shipping team members to meet department expectations and requirements.

Job Requirements

Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2 - 5 years' work experience in manufacturing, industrial, logistics, finance or related field required
• Union environment experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of SAP desired
• Experience making high-impact decisions in fast paced environment.
• Prior people leadership experience strongly preferred.
• Good communication skills to ensure shipping employees understand goals for the shift and expectations.
• Experience utilizing computer programs and Microsoft Office products.
• Prior experience with inventory management.
• Prior experience managing logistics related costs.
• Exceptional time management skills.

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